Waning · 0.6% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 15°
Moon age
28.8days
Moon phase on September 15, 2012Waning Crescent
On Saturday, September 15, 2012, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 0.6% of its visible face lit, 28.8 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
0.6%Illumination at noon UTC
28.8 dMoon age
373,572 km232,127 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (15°)
32.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to September 15, 2012 is on Sunday, September 30, 2012 at 03:19 UTC, 15 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, September 16, 2012 at 02:11 UTC, 1 day later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Saturday, September 8, 2012 | 13:15 |
| New Moon (after) | Sunday, September 16, 2012 | 02:11 |
The Moon around September 15
More about this date
Saturday, September 15, 2012 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of August 17, 2012 to the new moon of September 16, 2012, a cycle of 29.43 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in September 2012, or the whole moon calendar 2012.
- The same date one year apart: 2011 · 2013.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.